new graphics adapter needed

by **sgtslaught42** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 11:53 am

I need to buy a new video card. Can you folks please suggest a card that is reasonably price (~$100) that would work fine for playing wolf and other games?

by **Wesley** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 12:07 pm

guessing 8x AGP?

by **ShipWreck** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 12:50 pm

You can join the whopping 4x AGP that I have

This is a decent card over all. If your not a hardcore BF2 player.

http://www.pcprogress.com/product.asp?PID=ATIR9800PRO128OEM&m1=pg

by **PraiseA||ah** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 1:07 pm

http://www.tomshardware.com/2006/09/26/the_best_gaming_video_cards_for_the_money/

Timely question.. Here is a new article.

by **ferret963** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 1:37 pm

Both of these you could play bf2 with easy

$80.00 after mail in
x700

$98.00 after mail in
ATI x1300Pro

Id go with the x1300pro

by **PraiseA||ah** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 2:07 pm

I've posted many many times that NewEgg is NOT the place to shop if you are looking to save money. They always charge more for the same exact product you can find elsewhere.

http://www.pricewatch.com is great for finding cheap deals as it is a website that sorts products from retailers by type AND by price. Yes, NewEgg lists stuff there as well. In my experience, typically http://www.monarchcomputer.com is the better place to find a great price on products. Not always the cheapest but very often so.

by **ferret963** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 2:29 pm

http://www.pricewatch.com just searches the net for the product you want, newegg isn't always more expensive. As for using sites that maybe 10-20$ cheaper that pricewatch can find, well if it's worth the risk go for it. You can always find parts on e-bay cheap to, but is the seller reliable, will the product not be DOA? If you want to take gambles go for it.

As for monarch i'v never used it, i'll have to look into it.

I like how newegg stands behind their products, and ships very fast.

by **PraiseA||ah** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 2:38 pm

Actually, pricewatch doesn't search anything to my knowledge. It screens the companies that place products for sale. It is not anything like eBay in the sense that it is not for just anyone to be listing things there. There is no comparison at all between the two sites.

Here is their page of requirements to be listed on their site.

http://www.pricewatch.com/dinfo.htm

And insinuating that there is some other 'risk' by not buying from NewEgg is silly.

I have been personally doing business at pricewatch for years now and the only consequence I've had is that my wallet is fatter and heavier. More of a burden to me perhaps, but one that I can live with.

by **cartboy519** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 6:32 pm

Yeah i agree allah that newegg is somewhat more expensive at times. As shown by that one site with the 9800 pro, yeah i bought that a year and a half ago for likw 200 somthin on newegg and it is now 90? sheesh

by **sgtslaught42** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 7:14 pm

Thanks for your help with this folks. I only have pci so I replaced my radeon 9250 and I'm back up. I guess I should look into getting a new computer that supports either agp or the new pcie. Thanks again.

by **cartboy519** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 11:32 am

yeah if you get a new MOBO definatly get one with PCI-E because AGP is slowly getting phased out and is getting more expensive. So I would recomend getting a PCI-E one.

by **Wesley** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 12:33 pm

my 6600GT that I bought 16 months ago is still the same price.

by **PraiseA||ah** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 12:42 pm

Which did you get? They range from $43 to $109. I'm pretty sure they've fallen in price as I thought I paid ~ $200 for mine? Or am I remembering wrong?

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